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This chapter examines the series of dynastic changes and military invasions in Egypt from the end of the New Kingdom to the reunification of the country under the rule of the Saïte pharaohs. The main evidence available at present for the study of prosopography and administration throughout the Libyan and Kushite periods comes from the Theban region and this shows a remarkable continuity through the various upheavals during the Third Intermediate Period. In the changes of the Third Intermediate Period there are traditional and innovative depictions that reflect unusual political geography and these changes must also reflect the self-identity of Libyans and Kushites, and the reactions of the Egyptian elite to foreign rulers.

This chapter focuses on Alfred von Schlieffen, chief of the Great General Staff. Schlieffen was a dogmatist, a doctrinaire, and a theoretist. His dogma was the offensive; his doctrine was envelopment; and his operational theories, tested by loyal professionals, were developed to reproduce glories as great as Waterloo, Königgrätz, and Sedan. The chapter talks about his plans to defend Germany against the Russians and the French.

This chapter focuses on Project Camelot, a research project organized by the Special Operations Research Office (SORO) to determine the fundamental causes of communist revolution and prescribe solutions to them. Promising a breakthrough in “peace research,” this multiyear, multimillion-dollar project was described as “an attempt to find nonmilitary and nonviolent solutions to international problems.” Indeed, social scientists hoped that social science would bring reason and rationality into American relationships with the third world. However, scholars and government officials in Chile learned that the research was sponsored not by a university or a research foundation, but by the Defense Department. A study that Americans deemed peace research appeared to Latin Americans as a prelude to American military invasion. The allegation spread around the globe, and as a result, civilian government officials responded with outrage, charging that Camelot proved their worst fears: the Pentagon was attempting to seize control of foreign policy making from the State Department.

Israel is a young country, it is both a developing and postindustrial country. The state is a multicultural mishmash. Israel's woodlands tell us an interesting tale. The woodlands carry the scars of military invasions and past conquests. Like the country itself, the woodlands are a mishmash. This chapter explains why we should be interested in Israel's forestry. The story is relevant for land managers, environmental advocates, and policy makers who seek a sustainable strategy for reforestation and afforestation efforts. It is also of interest for ordinary people who care about the future of the planet. As the world is increasingly aware of its own ecological follies and global vulnerability, Israel's forests today can offer valuable lessons.